Oh Social Media...
What an unhealthy relationship I have with you. The type that's borderline obsessive. The type that feeds you more negativity than it does positive. The type that takes & takes, forgetting to give a little.
But you give me so much...
so much information that leaves me misinterpreting just about everything!
"Ignorance is Bliss" they say.
This was surely said long before the concept of social networks was even a thought in anyone's mind.
They must have said this...
because they knew exactly what they were talking about!!
It's a concept that is arguable. Both sides having valid points on which reality is best.
That of knowing nothing OR that of THINKING you know it all.
Social Media continues to give us an overload of information, the type, that when it matters enough, we piece together like detectives trying to figure out exactly why someone is or isn't a certain way.
We've all done it.
We've all caught ourselves in Timmy's uncles, best friends, dog page wondering A)How did I end up here & B) Timmy's uncles best friend has a picture of Timmy from 83 weeks ago with that girl I knew he was still talking to.
BOOM.
(Half of us ready to change careers & send our resume to the FBI)
BUT...
What do you gain from this, REALLY?
Aside from information overload about a persons past, that may have no relevance to their present. As well as more reason to lose trust in a person you already don't trust, because let's face it, it's the year 2015 & we can't even trust the coffee guy at our favorite deli that we've known since we were 4.
Social Media has given us the power to piece together a puzzle with only 25 pieces out of the 100. Leaving is with an incomplete puzzle, yet passing judgement based on what we think we know. Assuming that the next 75 pieces won't be much different than the ones right in front of it.
I mean, if it's on social media, it must be 100% of the story. Duh
So how do you turn a blind eye, when everything is right in front of us.
How do we reach this eternal blissful state of ignorance, when we're given so much useless information.
Where do they sell those blindfolds because honestly I need a couple.
How do I even start to get to know someone & NOT add them on social media, opening the doors to the inevitable...
knowledge...
mehh...
xoxo
-Signs the girl that wishes she wasn't a stalker.
"Ignorance is bliss. I wish I still had some".- Adam Pascal
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